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toolcraft has been manufacturing 3D-printed precision components since 2011. Operations started with a single machine and have now expanded to encompass ten. As a Tier 1 supplier, the company can map the entire process chain on its premises, from design and simulation to manufacture and machine finishing to optical, tactile, and non-destructive testing. The entire Read more about 3D metal printing now TÜV-tested[…]

The growth in on-board electronics, which goes hand in hand with advances in autonomous driving systems, presents cable harness makers with complex new challenges. For example, documentation of the quality of every binding in the harness. With the latest version of the HellermannTyton Autotool 2000 CPK, vehicle engineers can now achieve the highest degree of Read more about Enabling process reliability for cable harness bindings[…]

The constantly growing demands in the automotive market with regard to design, economic and – increasingly more important – ecological aspects challenge compounders to continuously optimize specific properties and develop new materials. Application-ready and affordable polymer blends play a significant role here. One requirement of automobile manufacturers, for example, is to create particular effects on Read more about The new generation ROMILOY® ASA/PC special compounds[…]

SwissTooling, a completely new tool program is now available especially for Swiss-type lathes. Optimally adapted to the required machine parameters, users can now also obtain the standard tool program for their Swiss-type lathes from heimatec. The heimatec.SwissTooling product range is one of many innovations that heimatec is presenting at the AMB. Today, Swiss-type lathes are Read more about Complete standard tool program for Swiss type lathes from heimatec[…]

Polyetheretherketon (PEEK) is considered as one of the most powerful high-performance polymers due to its mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance. Therefore, it is used as a replacement for materials such as steel, aluminum and other polymers. One of the biggest markets for temperature resistant elements is the oil and gas industry where good sealings make Read more about 3D Printed PEEK for High Temperature Applications[…]